 New logo since 2013 | |
| Industry | CGIanimation Motion pictures |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Michael "Ffish" Hemschoot |
| Headquarters | Centennial, Colorado,USA |
Key people | Michael Hemschoot, Founder Jason Cangialosi, Partner Barry Kooser, Former Partner |
| Products | animatedfilms |
| Website | worker-studio |
Worker Studio is an American animation and visual effects company based inCentennial, Colorado, founded in 2009 byMichael "Ffish" Hemschoot. The company has providedvisual effects for a number of short films includingAngela Bettis' segmentE is for Exterminate in the horror anthology filmThe ABCs of Death.[1] In 2013, the studio began developing an animated adaptation ofPhil Hartman's comedy album,Phil Hartman's Flat TV, which was posthumously released in 2002 after he performed and recorded it in 1978.[2][3] The studio is also the production company behind the animated documentaryJohn Ross: American, based on the life of World War II pilotJohn H. Ross.[4]
FormerDisney ArtistBarry Kooser joined the studio as a partner and Chief Creative Officer until 2015. Hemschoot and Kooser met while teaching animation atRocky Mountain College of Art and Design.[5]
In 2017, the studio released an original animated,stop motion short film, titledCamping a la Bergman, a parody inspired to be an homage to Swedish filmmakerIngmar Bergman, by utilizing black and white cinematography, somber classical music and existentialSwedish dialogue.[6] The short appeared at a number of film festivals, includingEtiuda&Anima International Film Festival and StopTrik International Film Festival. It was broadcast onColorado Public Television and streaming on e360TV, aVOD platform.[7][8][9]
